Yachting World Diamond Sailboats for Sale

Hull Type

Monohull · bulb

Rig

Fractional Sloop

LOA

30.12' · 9.18 m

Disp.

2,370 lbs · 1,075 kg

First year

1961

The Yachting World Diamond is a seminal 30foot racing keelboat that emerged from a 1961 design competition sponsored by Yachting World magazine. Designed by the prolific Jack Holt, the Diamond was envisioned as a "people’s keelboat"—an affordable, highperformance craft that could provide the thrills of dinghy racing with the stability of a fixed keel. Measuring 9.14 meters (30 feet) with a remarkably narrow beam of just 2.01 meters (6 feet 7 inches), the design was revolutionary for its era, predating the modern trend of lightweight, highaspectratio sportsboats. While it was originally conceived for plywood construction to encourage amateur builds, the class transitioned successfully to Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) and found its most enduring success in Australia and the United Kingdom.